Kenpachi's Rules

"Revenge?" Kyōraku asked. "You attacked me because you wanted the entire Gotei 13 to fight Hueco Mundo for you?"

"You're overthinking it. The attack on you was just because Uro Zakuro was bothering me." Soya Ashirogi said expressionlessly. At this moment, there was another girl beside him who was invisible to Kyōraku and the others, who was harassing him. That was his Zanpakuto Uro Zakuro.

"As for conquering Hueco Mundo, it's not that I don't want to, but Soul King forbids it..."

Soya Ashirogi casually explained the reason why he surrendered himself in the first place: in order to maintain the balance of the Three Worlds, the Soul King did not allow Soya Ashirogi's idea of destroying the void.

Only when he was utterly despondent did Soya Ashirogi consider turning himself in to the Central 46. As for those nobles who caused his sister's attack by the Void? At that time, the Central 46 still ruled, so how could they possibly attack nobles?

"So, what is your purpose...?"

"Is the Gotei 13 about to make a move against those nobles?"

Soya Ashirogi revealed his true purpose: after dealing with the Tsunayashiro family, the Seireitei gradually purged the disobedient forces among the lower and middle noble families.

Even in the Muken abyss, Soya Ashirogi was able to perceive everything in the Seireitei. Seeing that he had a chance for revenge, he took advantage of Aizen's arrival and the loosening of the seal to leave the Central Underground Prison.

Revenge is the life motto of Soya Ashirogi. His Zanpakuto, Uro Zakuro, looks exactly like his sister after its Bankai. Seeking revenge for his sister is his lifelong obsession.

Since Soul King forbids him from annihilating all the Void beings, surely Soul King won't say anything about killing a few minor nobles?

"You asked me for help, and you still dared to attack me? What's wrong with your brain..." Kyōraku was speechless, not knowing how to describe Soya Ashirogi.

"I am indeed abnormal, and I have caused the deaths of many people."

Soya Ashirogi readily admitted it; if he had any sense at all, he wouldn't have used such a forceful method, using his position as captain of the Squad 11 to pressure Seireitei into making a choice.

"Fine, we'll call it even for your attack on me. You can participate in the operation, but you must obey Ukitake's orders throughout," Kyōraku said magnanimously.

In reality, Soya Ashirogi's laziness anymore. Besides, Soya Ashirogi voluntarily been imprisoned in the Muken and hadn't done much wrong, Kyōraku simply turned a blind eye to him.

"Besides that, there's one more thing." Soya Ashirogi's gaze turned to Tsuna. "Soul King sent me out to assist you, and I need an identity."

This is the true purpose behind Soya Ashirogi's emergence from the Muken. The Soul King had stopped his attack back then, and this time the Soul King summoned him. After his sister's death, the Soul King was his last faith.

Soya Ashirogi's spiritual pressure swept across every street Ikkaku of Seireitei. He, too, did not want the place his sister loved to be destroyed so easily.

During the Muken, Soya Ashirogi could fully sense what Seireitei through his abilities. Given Kyōraku and the others' actions, those minor nobles who bullied the Azashiro clan would surely be swept into the dustbin of history.

Actually, there wouldn't have been a problem if he hadn't shown up, until he heard the Soul King's call.

Protecting the Seireitei and Soul Society, which his sister loved, was Soya Ashirogi's only obsession besides his faith.

"Yes, you can choose any Seated Officer from any of the Gotei 13."

Kyōraku readily agreed. In his heart, he felt that Soya Ashirogi's abilities were very suitable for the position of captain of the 8th Division.

As long as Soya Ashirogi in Seireitei, Kyōraku and the others won't need to use Bakudo or Hell Butterfly to transmit information; they can simply whisper it to Soya Ashirogi to get him to work.

In other words, the 8th Division, under the command of Soya Ashirogi, can now focus entirely on intelligence in the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo. Within Seireitei, no information can escape Soya Ashirogi's ears.

Judging from the way Soya Ashirogi looked at Tsuna, it was not a lie that he said the Soul King had asked him to come out.

Kyōraku had absolute trust in the choice of the Soul King, but it wasn't appropriate to put Soya Ashirogi in such an important position right after he was released from a serious criminal case.

Kyōraku's plan was to leave Soya Ashirogi in the Seated Officer for a while, and then, when the time was right, have him directly take over as captain of the 8th Division.

As for his own position, Soya Ashirogi didn't really have much of an opinion. He hadn't been in the Gotei 13 for very long, and had spent his entire life working to promote the extermination of Hollows. He had no idea which squad he should join.

"How about the Squad 11? I'm quite familiar with Kenpachi's position..."

Kyōraku was stunned. He hadn't expected Soya Ashirogi make such a choice, not the Seated Officer, but Kenpachi. "Um, the Squad 11 already has a current Kenpachi."

"I know, that madman who only knows how to fight, as Kenpachi, he's far inferior to Kuruyashiki."

Soya Ashirogi always looked down on Kenpachi, who came after him. He thought Bleach a group of Shinigami who took pride in brute force but had no real strength. He wondered where their pride came from.

"Soya Ashirogi, you've played Kenpachi before, you should know that there can only be one Kenpachi in an era, right?" Unohana Retsu narrowed her eyes, revealing a terrifying expression.

"I can defeat him. I have experience challenging the current Kenpachi and becoming the captain of the Squad 11." After saying that, Soya Ashirogi disappeared from the spot.

"This guy, is he going straight to challenge Kenpachi Zaraki?" Tsuna muttered, looking at the spot where Soya Ashirogi had disappeared.

"So straightforward, why did Soul King release him?" Kyōraku covered his forehead, utterly speechless.

"Actually, it's understandable. His life wasn't complicated at all; he witnessed the death of his loved ones and awakened his Zanpakuto."

To subdue a Hollow, one needs authority at the captain level or higher, so he went and killed Kuruyashiki Kenpachi;

When his goal was rejected by the Soul King, he chose to seal himself away, surrender to the Central 46, and fall into the Muken. This was completely straightforward.

Tsuna patted Kyōraku's shoulder with a hint of pity, "You'll have to bear with me."

"What do you think, how about we hand him over to Hirako Shinji?" Kyōraku had a sudden inspiration.

"That old fox Hirako is actually quite suitable, but the question you need to answer is whether Hirako is willing or not." Tsuna agreed.

"It's alright, Hirako will just complain on the surface but silently take over the work. I was even thinking of letting Azashiro take over the 8th Division." Kyōraku knew his colleagues very well.

"Hmm, with his mature ability to fuse with the Seireitei, Soya Ashirogi is qualified to be the guardian of the Seireitei." Tsuna thought for a moment, and decided that anyone who wanted to fight the Seireitei would have to get past Soya Ashirogi first.

"That's what I was thinking too. As expected of Soul King, he knows my troubles and sent such a person to me."

The position of captain of the 8th Division has always been vacant, Soya Ashirogi is qualified to suppress the members below him in terms of both combat strength and ability.

"This isn't the time to talk about this, is it? The Squad 11 is about to start." Unohana Retsu turned her gaze to the location of the Squad 11.

"Shall we go and see what's going on?" Tsuna suggested.

"You guys go ahead, Tsuna, just keep an eye on things for me, make sure no one gets killed." Kyōraku stretched; his break was over, and he had to go back to the First Division.

"I'm returning to the academy." Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had no intention of getting involved; if he had known Kyōraku was alright, he wouldn't have even stepped out of the academy.

Unohana Retsu will definitely go; it's a battle related to Kenpachi, and she won't miss it.

In the Eleventh Division Barracks, Kenpachi Zaraki was watching his members train with a sense of boredom. Occasionally, he would be reliable and supervise his subordinates' training.

In fact, most of the work is done by Yumichika and Ikkaku. Today, they invited Ashido to explain their experience in dealing with voids to the team members.

Kenpachi Zaraki was feeling dizzy from listening. In his opinion, Hollows were something that could be dealt with with a single slash; there was no need for all this trouble.

Just as Zaraki was about to take Yachiru out to have some fun, Rakuko showed up at their door.

A figure slowly materialized in front of Kenpachi Zaraki; it was Soya Ashirogi, who had just come out of the Fourth Division.

"Who are you?" Kenpachi Zaraki stood up. The fact that Soya Ashirogi could bypass his senses and appear in front of him piqued his interest.

"Soya Ashirogi, the former Eighth Kenpachi, Kenpachi Zaraki, is now undertaking the Kenpachi Challenge. I will reclaim the title of Kenpachi." Soya Ashirogi spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something extremely trivial.

"The eighth generation?" Kenpachi Zaraki counted on his fingers. He himself was the eleventh generation Kenpachi, so the eighth generation seemed a bit too weak. "I can't beat that demon... what was that demon again?"

Onigawara Kenpachi is the tenth Kenpachi of the Squad 11. According to the normal Kenpachi succession theory, each generation of Kenpachi is stronger than the previous one. Zaraki even defeated Oniwajo to become the captain of the Squad 11.

However, Oniwa Castle was simply too weak; he was instantly killed by Zaraki with a single strike. Since he couldn't even defeat such an opponent, Zaraki immediately lost interest in Soya Ashirogi.

"If you have nothing better to do, go find someone else. Don't get in the way here."

Because Soya Ashirogi integrated himself into the Seireitei, Kenpachi Zaraki couldn't sense Soya Ashirogi's spiritual pressure at all during their brief encounter, and assumed he was just another small fry.

Soya Ashirogi understood the reason for Kenpachi Zaraki's attitude. This matter could also be attributed to him, because he surrendered to the Central 46, causing Kenpachi's legacy to be broken by him.

The later Ninth Kenpachi was Soya Ashirogi, so weak that people couldn't even remember his name. Furthermore, due to his own lack of strength, he was killed by Oniwa Jō, who came from Rukongai, leading to the change of Kenpachi's title.

Regardless of Kenpachi's disdain for Soya Ashirogi, it was all Soya Ashirogi's own fault.

Just as Soya Ashirogi was about to force Kenpachi Zaraki to start Kenpachi duel, the anger coming from behind him caught his attention.

"You're Soya Ashirogi? The Souya Kuruyashiki Kenpachi Soya Ashirogi!"

More than two hundred years have passed, and at this time, there is only one person who would still stand up for Kuruyashiki Kenpachi: Ashido, who has returned from the expedition to Hueco Mundo.

"Captain Zaraki, if it's possible, could you let me have him?"